Wings score four times in third period; Zetterberg scores goal, records four points.

Red Wings left wing Darren Helm, left, celebrates with center Henrik Zetterberg, center, after Zetterberg scored against the during the second period on Friday, Oct. 13, 2017, in Las Vegas.(Photo: John Locher, AP)

LAS VEGAS — Henrik Zetterberg made sure his first visit to Las Vegas was a memorable one.

The captain of the Detroit Red Wings had four points as the Wings became the first team to hand the expansion Vegas Golden Knights a loss.

Zetterberg set up Gustav Nyquist, Anthony Mantha and Frans Nielsen en route to an entertaining 6-3 victory at T-Mobile Arena. Nyquist and Mantha each had three points as the Wings improved to 4-1 on the season. Petr Mrazek made handful of excellent saves among 24 total.

Octopi are shown in a bucket after they were thrown on the ice by fans following a third-period goal by Red Wings forward Anthony Mantha during the Red Wings' 6-3 win on Friday, Oct. 13, 2017, in Las Vegas.
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Red Wings fan is escorted out after throwing an octopus on the ice against the Golden Knights during the third period of the Red Wings' 6-3 win on Friday, Oct. 13, 2017, in Las Vegas.
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Red Wings left wing Darren Helm, left, celebrates with center Henrik Zetterberg, center, after Zetterberg scored against the during the second period on Friday, Oct. 13, 2017, in Las Vegas.
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The atmosphere inside and outside the arena buzzed. Fans milled about the plaza outside, enjoying the spoils of the Las Vegas Strip, and inside the arena the crowd got into every shift as the Golden Knights played just their second home game. A heavy presence of fans in red and white led to numerous "let’s go Red Wings" chants. They had reason to cheer as the Wings scored and punched their way to victory.

Here are major story lines from the game.

Zetterberg’s big night: Zetterberg’s big night: First Zetterberg showed off his skills in setting up a goal by Nyquist. Then Zetterberg went to his backhand and scored five-hole on Marc-Andre Fleury to give the Wings a 2-1 lead, at 14:46 of the second period. In the third period, Zetterberg worked the puck behind Vegas’ net and sent it out front for Mantha, who spun it into the net for his third goal of the season. Zetterberg fed Nielsen on a rush at 7:03 of the third period. Zetterberg now has seven points in five games.

“He’s an unbelievable player and has been that for many, many years,” Nyquist said. “It’s impressive what he still does.”

Coach Jeff Blashill called Zetterberg “a great winner. You can’t say enough things about guys that are winning hockey players. He has got to be one of the better ones in this generation."

Nyquist nets a pair: Nyquist registered his first goal of the season less than 2 minutes into the game. Zetterberg skated the puck into the offensive zone on the right flank, and Nyquist came down the the left flank. Fleury committed to Zetterberg as the shooter, and Zetterberg sent a backhand pass to Nyquist, who had a wide-open net. The third period saw Mantha and Nyquist on a rush, with Mantha shooting and Nyquist converting the rebound.

“It was nice to get one, finally,” Nyquist said. “Felt good in preseason but hadn’t been able to put one in, so that felt good.”

Tatar drops gloves: To the delight of teammates, Tatar more than held his own during a third-period fight with Erik Haula, landing several punches as Haula challenged after getting bowled over by Tatar.

“I don’t think I’ve ever seen that but he was good,” Zetterberg said, smiling.

“That was awesome to see,” Nyquist said with a grin. “He really took care of business there, so that was fun to see. Good for him.”

Tatar laughed it off.

“Once in a while, I don’t mind to stand up for myself,” he said. “It was a big hit. I kind of just went for it. I think it gave us a little momentum, too.”

Glendening nets another: Luke Glendening scored for the second straight game when he fired a shot from the top of the right circle that Fleury no doubt would have liked bad.

Vegas scoring: Midway through the second period, Jonathan Marchessault was left alone down low, and he used the space and time to flick the puck into near corner of the net for a 1-1 game. Inside a minute of Zetterberg’s goal, James Neal made it 2-2. Haula tipped a shot in front of the net to give Vegas a 3-2 lead at 15:18 of the second period.

“We did kind of gift a couple in the second,” Blashill said. “Puck management wasn’t good enough there. So for us to come out and have that type of third period was excellent.”

Face-off success: The Wings won 62% of draws in the opening period and 59% of the game.

“I just have to say the rules were a little different today,” Zetterberg said. “You saw there were not many slashing calls. I don’t know what is going to happen next game, but it is a lot easier when it’s like this.”